David R. Higgins

Behind Soviet Lines: Hitler's Brandenburgers Capture the Maikop Oilfields 1942

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In the summer of 1942, following the invasion of Russia the previous year, Hitler's 'Brandenburger' commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory. Disguised as members of Stalin's NKVD, the secret police dreaded by most Soviet citizens and soldiers, the Brandenburgers passed unsuspected past the Red Army's checkpoints, before launching their surprise operation to seize the vital Soviet oil facilities around Maikop - delivering them intact into Nazi hands. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this expert assessment of the Maikop operation casts new light on German special-forces operations on th… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Shumate, Johnny (Illustr.) / Stacey, Mark (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-78200-599-5
EAN: 9781782005995
Produktnummer: 15884037
Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 80 S.
Masse: H24.9 cm x B18.5 cm x D0.8 cm 262 g
Reihenbandnummer: 47
Gewicht: 262

Über den Autor

David R. Higgins attended the Columbus College of Art & Design, and received a BFA from Ohio State University and an MISM from Keller. In addition to the Roer River Battles he has written over twenty articles for magazines such as Strategy & Tactics, Armchair General, and World at War, as well as MCSGroup, a conflict simulation provider for the US Defense Department. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.